Mehdi Khazali

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Five years ago on Monday, CPJ announced that Iran had officially become the world's leading jailer of journalists in the world. The announcement came on the heels of an unprecedented crackdown on the press that began on June 12, 2009, the day of Iran's tumultuous presidential election that sparked a mass protest movement.

In the first few months of 2014, multiple journalists were arrested, interrogated, and prosecuted in Iran. Authorities pursued a revolving-door policy in imprisoning journalists, freeing some detainees on short-term furloughs even as they make new arrests.

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Iran continues to jail dozens of journalists, stifling critical news coverage and commentary. Crucial links to the international community have been cut off as the June presidential vote approaches. A CPJ special report by Sherif Mansour

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New
York, April 18, 2013--The cases of an Iranian blogger imprisoned for seven months
without trial and a prominent freelance journalist whose health has deteriorated
in prison illustrate the ongoing abuses being perpetrated by Iranian authorities,
the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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New
York, February 28, 2012--The Iranian regime continued its persistent campaign
against press freedom days ahead of its parliamentary elections on March 2 by sentencing
two journalists to prison and periodically blocking millions of users from
accessing the Internet, according to news reports. In addition, two journalists
are suffering from deteriorating health conditions in prison, news reports
said.

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New
York, February 14, 2012--The Iranian regime continued its sustained crackdown on
the press, arresting a blogger, handing a journalist a harsh prison term, and
banning a reformist news publication, according to news reports. The
regime has also announced the mass arrest of several individuals with alleged
links to the BBC Persian-language service, news reports said.

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New
York, February 2, 2012--At least 10 Iranian journalists were jailed in the month
of January as the government continued its crackdown on dissent ahead of
parliamentary elections scheduled in March, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Recent news
reports identified three previously undisclosed arrests.